Requirements to remove "restrictions"?

[Yanarsen]

What are requirements to remove your "restrictions" on Steam profile once you create it? Is it only 5$ to spend? And if so, does it count if someone else gifts Steam card to them, or they must spend money directly from their bank/account? Asking for a friend

[Radene]

You need to spend your own money. And you need to buy something once every 365 days.

[Tomori]

1st yeah its only 5$ (or equalivent in your own currency)
2nd Can't really answer that,you'd better ask the Steam Support.

[Yanarsen]

Originally posted by Radene:

You need to spend your own money. And you need to buy something once every 365 days.

RIP for my friend then. Thanks for the fast reply!

[Wolf Knight]

limited account restrictions and how to remove them
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3330-IAGK-7663&l=

[Yanarsen]

Originally posted by Komi~:

1st yeah its only 5$ (or equalivent in your own currency)
2nd Can't really answer that,you'd better ask the Steam Support.

Eh, its not that important for me to contact Steam support, I was just curious

[Yanarsen]

Originally posted by Wolf Knight:

limited account restrictions and how to remove them
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3330-IAGK-7663&l=

"(Receiving a Steam gift or digital gift card from a friend doesn't count)"
Ok this solves the problem definitely. Thanks!

[cinedine]

Originally posted by Radene:

You need to spend your own money. And you need to buy something once every 365 days.

The purchase once every year (minus one week actually) is only for the market.

[Yanarsen]

Originally posted by cinedine:

The purchase once every year (minus one week actually) is only for the market.

Tbh I never heard about that. Maybe I haven't figured it out because I'm active on both market and store.

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Radene:

You need to spend your own money. And you need to buy something once every 365 days.

Both of those are false.

1. You do not need to spend your own money. You could buy a $5 steam wallet physical card and give your friend the code and that would remove it once he redeems it.
2. You do not need to buy something once a year. Just a one time purchase of at least $5

[Yanarsen]

Originally posted by brian9824:

1. You do not need to spend your own money. You could buy a $5 steam wallet physical card and give your friend the code and that would remove it once he redeems it.
2. You do not need to buy something once a year. Just a one time purchase of at least $5

1. is true, based on steam official thing: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3330-IAGK-7663&l=
2. tbh never heard of, and i see no reason for that rule, just to activate steam profile. cause once activated, thats it

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Yanarsen:

Originally posted by brian9824:

1. You do not need to spend your own money. You could buy a $5 steam wallet physical card and give your friend the code and that would remove it once he redeems it.
2. You do not need to buy something once a year. Just a one time purchase of at least $5

1. is true, based on steam official thing: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3330-IAGK-7663&l=
2. tbh never heard of, and i see no reason for that rule, just to activate steam profile. cause once activated, thats it

1. No it isnt't

Some examples of purchases that grant access to these features are:

Adding a Steam Wallet card that is equal to $5 USD or more to your Steam account

Redeeming a PHYSICAL gift card will lift the restrictions. However you can't send someone a digital gift card THRU steam for it to count. It has to be a physical card you bought from a store that they then redeem.

[Yanarsen]

Purchasing a Steam gift that is equal to $5 USD or more from the Steam store
(Receiving a Steam gift or digital gift card from a friend doesn't count)

[Lokiator]

Originally posted by Yanarsen:

Originally posted by brian9824:

1. You do not need to spend your own money. You could buy a $5 steam wallet physical card and give your friend the code and that would remove it once he redeems it.
2. You do not need to buy something once a year. Just a one time purchase of at least $5

1. is true, based on steam official thing: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3330-IAGK-7663&l=
2. tbh never heard of, and i see no reason for that rule, just to activate steam profile. cause once activated, thats it

"Your account must have a successful purchase older than 7 days, but not older than a year in order to access the Community Market."

Source: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1047-edfm-2932

It only applies to using the Marketplace.

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Yanarsen:

Purchasing a Steam gift that is equal to $5 USD or more from the Steam store
(Receiving a Steam gift or digital gift card from a friend doesn't count)

Yes read that.

(Receiving a Steam gift or DIGITAL gift card from a friend doesn't count

Hence why you have to buy a steam wallet card which is a PHYSICAL card, and hence why i've already told you this 3 times.

You cannot GIFT the money thru steam, but if you buy a PHYSICAL card it counts. Again it specifically states it

Adding a Steam Wallet card that is equal to $5 USD or more to your Steam account

You just cannot receive a DIGITAL gift card to lift it.

[Radene]

Originally posted by brian9824:

Originally posted by Radene:

You need to spend your own money. And you need to buy something once every 365 days.

Both of those are false.

1. You do not need to spend your own money. You could buy a $5 steam wallet physical card and give your friend the code and that would remove it once he redeems it.

Which is "spending your own money". After all, you bought that card with your own money. My point was that no, you can't unlock by having someone else gift you 5 bucks or 5 bucks worth of games.

2. You do not need to buy something once a year. Just a one time purchase of at least $5

Yeah that was my bad, I forgot that's only for the market.